Switch Pitching 101

Henry Knight - Ambidextrous Pitcher Switch pitcher Henry Knight - Columbia City Reds, Seattle Switch pitcher Henry Knight was a starter on varsity for four years in high school. He threw six different pitches, for strikes with both arms, and posted a league best 12:1 Strikeout-to-Walk ratio . Coaches and umpires couldn't tell if he was a natural righty or lefty. This post is about Henry's experience learning to throw with both arms since he was 9 years-old. This was a challenge that he thought would be fun, so his parents supported his choice. Reason for Switch Pitching:  Just for fun How he got started: A natural righty, Henry Knight started throwing left-handed when he turned 9-years-old. As a Seattle Mariners fan, he was inspired by LHP Jamie Moyer, who kept batters off-balance by changing speed and location. He threw a slow "Bugs Bunny changeup" that made the best hitters look silly. Moyer was  fun to watch. Henry thought that it would

Drafted in 2018 as a catcher Anthony Seigler Hometown:  Cartersville,  Georgia  Cartersville HS  (Class of 2018) Team:  Purple Hurricanes College Commitment: University of Florida (verbal commitment to Auburn in 2016 ) 2018 MLB Draft: Selected No. 23 as a catcher by the Yankees Positions: C, 2B, 3B, BHP Ht/Wt:   6', 200 lbs. Bats/Throws: S/B Velocity: 90 mph (88-90) Pitches: FB, CB, CH Pop 1.87 sec 6/16/2017 2017 Perfect Game All American  Anthony Seigler is an infielder, catcher and pitcher who played varsity for the Purple Hurricanes team in Cartersville, Georgia.  @ CHSHurricaneBSB As a senior, Seigler posted a 1.09 ERA in 25.2 innings, along with batting .421 with 13 home runs -- as a switch hitter. Based on his size and fast pop time, I would think that he might play catcher in college. It turns out that he was selected in the 2018 MLB draft as a catcher by the New York Yankees. "The Yankees have seen Anthony

How fast does a Little League pitcher throw? The average fastball is between 50-60 mph for a  pitcher in the Majors division of Little League (11-13 yo). Pitchers in the Little League World Series throw fastballs 60-70+ mph. Only a few pitchers touched 70+ mph in 2015 and 2016. One man-child hit 81 mph on the radar. This velocity is almost unhittable from 46 feet  and extremely rare for a 13 year old. #18 RHP Carlos Gonzalez - Panama 79-81 mph fastball  105 mph MLB equivalent reaction time #18 RHP Jaekyeong Kim - South Korea 75-76 mph fastball #19 RHP Ryan Harlost - Mid-Atlantic, Endwell, NY 71-74 mph fastball Threw a complete game to win the 2016 Little League World Series Loreto Siniscalchi , a 6'1" pitcher from Canada, threw in the mid 70s and completely dominated the hitters from Japan.  He led Team Canada to its first victory over Japan in 18 years. Big right-hander Isaiah Head from Kentucky threw 70-73 mph fastballs. His record was 3-0, 12 I

Ambidextrous Pat Venditte pitches in the MLB! Pat Venditte Patrick Michael Venditte Pronunciation:  ven-det-ee Born:  6/30/1985 in Omaha, NE Draft:  2008, New York Yankees, 20th rd. (620th overall) College:  Creighton Debut:  June 5, 2015 Sidearm pitcher from both sides 2.57 ERA in 15 games (2018) Pat Venditte  ( PatVenditte ) on Twitter https://twitter.com/ PatVenditte 4 Years in MLB "It was June 5, 2015, when the  A's called up the ambidextrous pitcher  from Triple-A Nashville." Read more Switch-pitcher Venditte psyched for rule change - ESPN.com San Francisco Giants  pitcher  Pat Venditte  figures he has an advantage if Major League Baseball and the players' association adopt a three-batter minimum for pitchers starting in 2020: The 33-year-old reliever is a switch-pitcher. The rule, if adopted, might cause less use of left-handed relief specialists. That could benefit Venditte, who has made 56 appearances